Dedollarization: The Truth About Venezuela

Dedollarization: The Truth About Venezuela

From The Jay Martin Show by Jay Martin

January 17, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

Jay Martin and Andy Schectman discuss the impact of U.S. geopolitical actions on global capital flows and the shift away from dollar dominance, focusing on Venezuela and the role of gold and commodities.

Andy Schectman joins Jay to examine how recent U.S. geopolitical actions are reshaping global capital flows and accelerating the move away from dollar dominance. The pair discuss Venezuela, Iran, BRICS expansion, and the growing role of gold and commodities as trust in America erodes. Connect with Andy: https://x.com/MilesFranklinCo https://www.youtube.com/@MilesFranklinMedia Join us LIVE at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 25 & 26. Tickets: https://VRICMedia.com Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://linkly.link/26yH8 Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international 00:00 – Why geopolitics now directly drives investment decisions 02:55 – Venezuela, regime change, and dollar-denominated oil 05:30 – BRICS, de-dollarization, and resource nationalism 09:20 – Gold, Treasuries, and the cost of U.S. financial dominance 14:15 – Military…

People in this episode

Host: Jay Martin

Guest: Andy Schectman

Topics covered

  • dedollarization
  • geopolitics
  • Venezuela
  • gold
  • commodities
  • U.S. financial dominance

Keywords

  • dedollarization
  • Venezuela
  • geopolitics
  • gold
  • commodities
  • BRICS
  • U.S. dollar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BRICS, Miles Franklin

Places: Venezuela, Iran, Vancouver

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